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Serving coffee and Scripture, Catholic outreach café to close after one year

Aug 29, 2005

Business was growing, the coffee was great, and the Word divine, but after one year in operation, a Catholic coffee... Read more

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Judge rules diocese can be liquidated in sex-abuse case: questions arise about “big business”

Aug 28, 2005

In a shocking decision last week, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled that all parish churches, schools and other property of... Read more

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Catholic JAMA editor moves to center of fetal pain report storm

Aug 28, 2005

The flurry of controversy surrounding a report published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) which claims... Read more

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As Hurricane Katrina rocks gulf, Catholic Charities prepares for massive relief effort

Aug 28, 2005

As Hurricane Katrina makes landfall, and as New Orleans and the U.S. gulf coast brace for what some meteorologists have... Read more

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Apostolic visit of nation’s seminaries to ensure future priests will live faithfully, chastely, ‘for the Kingdom’

Aug 25, 2005

The U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference (USCCB) has announced that a Vatican delegation will begin an Apostolic Visitation of U.S. seminaries... Read more

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New book reveals 'true message' of Mother Teresa

Aug 25, 2005

A new book on Blessed Mother Teresa is the first to examine the meaning of her life in light of... Read more

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New TV series features life of parish priests

Aug 25, 2005

A new television series about the joys and challenges of the priesthood, based on the experience of 12 Boston-area priests,... Read more

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Two US dioceses pull in record amounts for annual appeal

Aug 25, 2005

Two U.S. dioceses surpassed their annual fundraising goals and collected record amounts in 2005.  Read more

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Catholic school honoring pro-abortion official, pro-lifers plan protest

Aug 25, 2005

Yet another Catholic school has planned to feature a pro-abortion speaker at a large-scale public event. The Women's Council of St.... Read more

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Bishop Listecki praised for ‘Policy of Prudence’ regarding speakers in Catholic churches

Aug 25, 2005

In accordance with a 2004 meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Lacrosse Wisconsin’s Bishop Jerome Listecki has... Read more

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Bishops praised for solid stance on pro-abortion speakers, politicians

Aug 24, 2005

The national director of Priests for Life praised two bishops who have issued policies that prohibit pro-abortion speakers and politicians... Read more

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Young man tells NBC Today about WYD conversion, Newsweek to feature Franciscan University

Aug 24, 2005

Mike Kent grew up Catholic in Florida. He attended the University of Central Florida for a year and played football.... Read more

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TV movie on Pope John Paul II to air again this weekend

Aug 23, 2005

By popular demand, the heroic, true story of Pope John Paul II returns to television. The four-hour movie, “A Man... Read more

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Fr. Pavone criticizes study suggesting that 6-month olds in the womb cannot feel pain

Aug 23, 2005

Fr. Frank Pavone, head of the group Priests for Life has criticized a study, being published today in The Journal... Read more

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Camden bishop celebrates Mass for migrant workers

Aug 23, 2005

Bishop Joseph Galante of Camden celebrated a Spanish-language Mass for migrant farm workers at the Marino Brothers Farm Monday. Most... Read more

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Bible Belt Catholicism: changing face of Church is young, tech savvy and faithful

Aug 23, 2005

A recent report in the London Times showed that many states in the strongly Protestant Bible Belt are seeing a... Read more

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Court settlement means school teachers can use historical religious documents in class

Aug 23, 2005

Last fall, Steven Williams, a fifth grade teacher at Stevens Creek Elementary School in Cupertino, California found himself under fire... Read more

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Bishop Olmsted defends policy of speakers in Catholic churches

Aug 22, 2005

Calling the Church’s policy one of justice, and a much-needed voice for the voiceless, Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted recently... Read more

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Federal Court declares Atheism a religion

Aug 22, 2005

Last week, a Chicago federal court of appeals ruled in favor of a Wisconsin inmate who claimed that the prison... Read more

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AIDS charity fights U.S. government to keep prostitution legal

Aug 22, 2005

The Washington-based charity group, DTK International has filed a lawsuit with the U.S. government over a policy that non-government run,... Read more